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501 Writing Prompts (LearningExpress Skill Builder in Focus)

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The book has terrifc writing prompts contained within and it also provides sample essays for many of the prompts. It also gives examples at several different ability levels.

This not only gives you 501 writing prompts (some not all that great, but there are so many it makes up for that downfall)... it gives you samples of different student writing that fits each style - personal narrative, persuasive, etc. - and rubrics for each style also! I wasn't sure what I was going to do when I was told I was going to be teaching writing to secondary students, but this book eased a lot of my fears and helped me through!

One of the problems facing teachers is students lack of proper written communication. They live in the technology age and their formal writing is reflecting this.

This book was a great source for me to have relevant topics for students. There were topics for EVERY student, no matter his/her interest(s).

I also like the presentation of material. There are rubrics that grade the sample essays on a scale from 1 to 6.

This collection of writing prompts has some excellent features. Prompts are organized into three modes of writing: Narrative, expository, and persuasive. Sample responses at various score points are given for several prompts in each section. Many of the prompts are compelling and accessible to students across a variety of writing levels.

As one might expect from a collection of over five hundred writing prompts, there are also a great many that miss the mark for one reason or another. There's enough here, though, to complement any writing program.

This is a great book to get ideas for essay writing practice. It is divided into four sections with Persuasive, Expository, Narrative and Literary writing prompts. There are also graded model essays to show what is expected of students in the SAT exams. It is interesting to see what will give you a mark of 6, 4 and 1!! With 501 writing topics to choose from, you are guaranteed to get plenty of experience as a writer. I think it's a book worth having.

I teach writing to home school kids and have been surprised by what inspires them to write-- HINT: it's not the standard ideas found in most text books. 501 Writing Prompts has a wide variety of topics for writing and includes "how to score" information for each essay category. This book would help students practice for the essay portion of the SAT or other standardized test. If you're looking for something to teach you ABOUT writing, or HOW TO write, this isn't it. It is simply a thorough collection of ideas to spark a student's writing. (Examples of good, mediocre, and poorly written essays are included for several of the topics.)

This book has been invaluable to me as a teacher. My students are getting ready to take their state writing exam in a couple of months, and these prompts are worded so much like the test that it makes it easier to get them prepared. There is such a wide variety of topics and prompts that it almost makes it hard to choose which ones to give to them!

Great book! It helped me to improve my essay writing... Arrived on time. Thanks Amazon. Definitely the best in online shopping.

This book has many suggestions for writing prompts for Persuasive, Narrative and Expository writing. A great tool to use quickly.

I've used this book for journal writing every day. The students like to choose the prompts and write them on the board. It's been a helpful resource.